National Sports

MEDINAH, Ill. — Phil Mickelson had a wild Sunday, and that was before he showed up for the BMW Championship. Mickelson said on Twitter that lightning struck the hotel where he was staying, leading to an evacuation.

TORONTO — Even if Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had been in Toronto's lineup the Blue Jays likely would not have beaten Seattle Mariners starter Yusei Kikuchi on Sunday.

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Andre De Grasse missed out on a Diamond League medal by just four one-hundredths of a second. De Grasse, from Markham, Ont., was fifth in the 100-metre dash in 10.

Frank Lampard climbed the steps in the tunnel and emerged to rapturous applause from Chelsea fans, a flame display and a giant banner at one end of Stamford Bridge that read "Welcome Home Super Frank.

CINCINNATI — The Reds have placed first baseman Joey Votto on the 10-day injured list with lower back tightness that has kept him out of Cincinnati's last three games. The move is retroactive to Thursday.

LONDON — Former England defender Ashley Cole is planning a move into coaching after announcing his retirement from soccer.

BATLEY, England — An English rugby league club says one of its players has been found dead in his hotel room the day after a game in France. Batley Bulldogs announced the death of Archie Bruce on Sunday.

VANCOUVER — Just a few weeks ago, coach Marc Dos Santos couldn't pinpoint what had gone wrong with his Vancouver Whitecaps.

CALGARY — Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. didn't care that the Montreal Alouettes hadn't won a game in Calgary since 2009. He also didn't care that his team was down 11 points late in Saturday's game against the defending Grey Cup champions.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Sarah Fillier scored twice as Canada's national women's development team beat the United States 2-1 on Saturday in exhibition play.